View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Styron mange to avoid the recommended shock treatment?
(a) He begins to get better immediately.
(b) He pretends that he had already had it.
(c) His doctor doesn't believe in it.
(d) He refuses to let them do it.

2. For Styron, what is the most devastating loss of physical functions?
(a) His sexual drive.
(b) His ability to sleep and lack of dreaming.
(c) His agility and interest in sports.
(d) His ability to stay awake during the day.

3. What is Styron's diary a symbol of?
(a) His path through depression.
(b) His self-esteem and self-worth.
(c) His hopelessness in the face of depression.
(d) His writing goals.

4. What sort of people does Styron say is more prone to depression?
(a) People with above average intelligence.
(b) People who have lost loved ones.
(c) Poor people.
(d) Artistic people.

5. What does Styron say about people who survive a depressive episode?
(a) They are weak people who just happened to endure an episode.
(b) They are permanently damaged mentally.
(c) They are very strong people but succumb to a weakness.
(d) They come out with few permanent wounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. From Job to Styron's day, he says artists and writers have been trying to do what?

2. What does he think about art therapy?

3. How did Lincoln attempt to vanquish death due to his own hand?

4. What does Styron's psychiatrist recommend to him about the hospital?

5. What is the second stage of psychological development in depression?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 349 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample